MAKING A TABLE |
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So u wanna learn how to make a table huh, well buckle up for the ride of a LIFE TIME! Jk. On a more serious note, this is method of making a table is different from what you would normally be used to. In order to make this sort of table, Google docs will be your best friend.
Google Docs is free for all and you can access this using your gmail account. If you do not have a gmail account, you can simply make one by going here:
https://accounts.google.com/SignUp
From there, you can go to google drive (which is also free with your gmail account) and create a new document. Note: Making a table is a little more time consuming, but well worth it and easier to maneuver in the long run.
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Step One |
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The idea |
So since you have a lot more freedom in the way you’d like your tables to be, be sure you prepare beforehand and have some sort of layout you’d like to have in mind.
Of course you can just wing it and ignore this step, but it’ll be a lot easier if you already have an idea of what you’d want to do. |
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Something like this would be ideal:
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Step Two |
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Setting up
For this example, we'll start with table template #1. For a color scheme, I'll keep it simple with three colors: #aed9e0 , #8c8c8c, and #ffffff.
To begin creating a table on Google Docs, you simply go to the "Table" tab and select "Insert a table."
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You'll want to think of how many boxes you'll need ahead of time. Even if you forget a box, you can always add it later, but again thinking ahead will save you time. Table template #1 Is 6 boxes long, So we'll start off by making 6 horizontal boxes:
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On rows 4,5, and 6, there is a separation making one row into two "cells" / two "column's." In order to create that separation, you should highlight the box in question and "insert column right."
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This will automatically split all your row's in two, but we can adjust rows 1, 2, and 3 to their original position by "merging cells" on those specific rows.
From here we can create the basic layout of the desired table:
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Now lets add some color! You can easily fill a row by selecting it and clicking on this background tool:
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Now that you have chosen your colors and your layout ( I'll add some fancy text for this demonstration) you can go ahead and begin filling it in with text! Leave images for last!
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Step Three |
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Details
Now you'll want to start thinking about how you'd like your borders to be! Remember to keep size and style in mind. For this demonstration i'll have an assortment of dashed, 4px, and 2.5px borders. In order to change the color, size, and style simply click on these tabs:
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------------------------Border color----------------------------------------------------- Border Size ----------------------------------------------------Border Style--------------------------------
If you want to make your table border-less, you can simply make them 1px / the same color as the table it's touching! For this demonstration I chose to make the colored rows "border-less" and the white rows with a light grey border. To change a specific border, you can simply click on the line you would like to change and change the border color like so:
Your finished product should resemble this:
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Step Four |
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Posting your table in a thread/Finishing touches
Now posting your table in a thread is a bit tricky since it now involves the on site editor. Simply copy and paste your table onto a blank post like so:
As you can see, the AH editor will make everything bolded, and you will not be able to un-bold everything until you post the table. After you have posted the table, you can go back in and edit the post and un-bold everything:
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To fix anything that may have not transferred over you can press ctrl + right click on your table to open this editor:
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Lets say we want to make this table fill the post and centered. On the editor you can choose "Table Properties" and type in "100%" for width, and "center" for alignment:
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From here you can start changing the font, text size and color, images, and anything else/ finishing touches you would like to add to your table! Click post/save and tada! you're done! Once you're finished your table should look a little something like this:
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PS. you cannot add background images to your tables at this time!
If you have any questions or concerns, feel free to comment below or PM me!
If you like this wiki, feel free to leave a review!
Enjoy! -Luxor |
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